RECAPPING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

recapping

verb

Definition of recapping next

present participle of recap

as in summarizing

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) please recap the highlights of the game for me

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Recent Examples of recapping Dunne later poked fun at her outburst in an Instagram post on Sunday, May 24, recapping her time at Saturday's game, a 5-2 loss for Skenes' Pirates. —

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026 This morning, The TODAY Show got in on the fun by doing its own Pizza Hut story recapping that the Hut is viral right now. —

Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Conklin set the stage for these investigations by recapping some of the events last year that led up to them. —

Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026 The body camera footage jumps to about 8 minutes later, with officers heard recapping the incident while waiting for paramedics to arrive. —

Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026 The long shots Three months after FIFA selected Kansas City as a host city, Dietrich sent an email to his team with Sporting KC, recapping a meeting they’d had the previous day. —

Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026 Leo's Tow actively tries to locate family members on their Facebook page and hosts podcasts recapping their weeks returning vehicles. —

CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 Cline previously hinted at a haircut in a January 5 post recapping her best 2025 memories. —

Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026 This year’s telecast will contain an additional hour and a half, recapping the soundtrack of the year, representing more than 925 million total monthly Spotify listeners and 102 billion streams across over 90 songs. —

Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025

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That matters even more now because AI tools are summarizing, comparing and condensing information before a call happens.

— Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The paragraphs in question are summarizing the historical background or context of the stories, with some instances containing the same 30 words in a row, or near identical passages with a word or phrase slightly tweaked.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 May 2026